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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18 1924,

A PROOF,

A LITTLE LOVE.

One of the best proofs of mediocrity is not to recognize ITS EFFECT ON GEORGE superiority wherever we happen IN OUR BOARDING' to come across it,

-Jean-Baptiste Say,

(1767-1882).

SHADOWS BEFORE.

Coming Events Advertised In The Mail.

ENTERTAINMENT S.

HOUSE.

[By John Sinclair.]

Love is a sickness which attacks its victim in a variety of forms. Generally, the sufförer, if he gets it bad, can't eat. Like the thoroughbred rabbit when it is feeling down and out, he goes right off his food. Just a simple. pout of his loved one's lips will turn him into a-misanthrope, give

my (or our) child." But wo North China Daily News has been fear, it is no use; the Government twitted on itsstaldness and SILENCE. throughout his entire. would prohibit it at the outset, antiquity, but declares that it

career, Sir Frederick. For some fool member would acknowledges "the soft impeach-Treves was a man firm of purpose, riginal to thought and coura want "in every way etc." a mea- ment" and rejolzes in it. This is but

geous. Some may recall his sure of Constitutional Reform, į a sample of the honesty which has action in 1906, strongly illustra- and as Couelsm never fails, Con- for so long been a dominant tive of his character, when, as Lord Rector of Aberdeen Uni- stitutional Reform, as doth night feature of the paper and of those versity, he caused the local press | the day, would follow as a matter who guide its destinies. In these to announce. that, if there was the

interruption of course.

days that is something to be thank slightest ful for. We may well add our leave the room and not return. address, he would immediately congratulations to the many that From time long, past it had been. will be showered on the N.C.D.N. considered an unassailable student When we read the news that today. Such journals of "staid prerogative to break in upon the Mr. Howard Carter had at last got ness and antiquity" are all too speaker at will and make all sorts of noises. So great was the re to the sarcophagus of the late rare. That they do exist and gard for Sir Frederick, however, Phornoah Tutankhamen, we remain as firm as the foundations that he was accorded an · February 16-Coronet Theatre ;] him that awful suspense look scen wondered if the outcry would be

in the ante-room of a dentist's renewed against interfering with on which they are built is some thusiastic welcome and the most "Thundering Dawn."

attentive hearing. And no one February 16-Star Theatre: inquisition chamber. Love has departed thing to be thankful for. To such felt that his determination to be 5.30 p.m. Douglas McLean in turned men's hair grey; it has the remains of monarchs.

We know there is a papers as the Manchester Guardian, heard sprang from the slightest "One A Minute." 9.15 p.m. "The reformed the criminal, converted distinct feeling in certain quarters the London, Observer and the sense of self-aggrandizement or Rajah of Rajahpore" by the the parson Into a murderer, won against the activities of the London Daily Telegraph must be pride. He had something to say Kowloon Dock A.D.C.

wars, lost nations and. turned the Carnarvon-Carter operations in added the North China Daily and he knew it; hence he felt that

February 16-World Theatre; world upside down. With George, ransacking tombs and disturbing News-for, if we may repeat what he was entitled to a proper hear Mrs. Wallace Roid in "Human the Dark-Haired Clerk at my the remains of departed ones as has not yet become a cliche, they ing."

Wreckage."

Kowloon boarding house, it has they have done. People cannot make righteousness readable,

February 18 - Pianoforte ruined his appetite. understand what good is achieved

In England during Recital at City Hall, 5.30 p.m.

• The observant ones

HOUSES by such more or less ruthless

1919 there is said to CHINESE will have noticed dur- practices. Egyptologists there

have been a deficit of FASHIONS, ing these last few 796,248 houses. The deficit is stat- are in plenty-even in Hongkong

alleged cold days that -who doubtless glory in the work

ed to have increased by 3,000,000. of explorers and excavators of Chinese ladies have adopted a coat as against this stupendous total the Howard Carter type and are i peculiar to their own physique and only 2.500 houses wore built in St. John's Cathedral; 5.30 p.m. prepared to argue that such are Thus instead of wearing an over-/1923, and the delay in meeting a bestowing a benefit on the pre- coat of a very masculine make and pressing evil is announced as a Bent and the future in unearthing look; many ladies now appear in a

scandal and a disgrace to the authorities, the treasures of the past and padded coat, of Chinese design enlightening us on the modes and and of bright and varied hues, manners of a more than distant making a pleasing relief to the past. There may be additions to general sombreness of these dull this view, but if so they are un-grey days and the dark shades of known to us. there is anythingmatorial used by those intent on to be gained in this knowledge, keeping warm. doubtless the time and money. spent to say nothing of the death

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in keeping with things Chinese.

$

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The builder of

dead and that fact

station. It stirs no real admira- tion in us to know that it is five

February 21.-Theatre Royal; i

.

George has had his eyes on. The Quaints la "Underground to Betty for the last three weeks. Anywhere," 9.15 p.m.

SOCIAL.

February 23.-Royal Air Force Re-union Dinner.

March St. David's Society Dinner.

at

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PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

.

George ought to have had more sense. Betty is the coquette of February 19-Organ, recital Inthe Boarding House, the оле

that leads you on and

then turns you away, to quote an old- aged song. She is ist turned eighteen, thoroughly English and flirtatious, with a smile and a wink SPORTS.

that shows great promise for her THE EIFFEL, the Eiffel Tower is H.K. Boxing Assen. special tour world it is a bit amateurish, too February 18.Theatre Royal; maturer years. To the man of the

has prompted some one to dwellament,

cancelled owing to emphatic and lacking that in- sinuatingly tantalising quality on the futility of monstrosities, Chadwick's illness,

February 20-23.. Hongkong which can only be described as-i Visitors to Paris would probably

Yet she has George on his knees. confess that they saw little to Jockey Club race meeting. The London admire in the Eiffel Tower; that

March 2.--Next Tournament of Six-foot George, eight years older than she is, good job in Hong- of the Earl of Carnarvon, have PEEPSHOW. Saturday Review in fact they considered it rather the H.K. Boxing Asson. been well worth it. But the non-

kong and all that, is simply grop- recently publish- hideous. The thing has no claim disturbers have something to be ed a rather clever series of verses to beauty, and has only achieved

February 19.-Lammert Bros..ing at the hem of her garments. said in their favour. We remem-on the election. One is called usefulness, accidentally, a

Sales Rooms, household. Poor old George has got it bad. ber that quite recently some "Mr. Lloyd Shrieks;" another "Mr. meteorological and

furniture, etc., 2.30 p.m. wireless Americans wished to disinter the Asquith Creaks." We give below bores of some famous American the verses assigned to the other who had wandered far and for his political leaders. Thus pains been buried in some quiet | orner "that is forever England." But the outcry against the pro- posed proceedings and the expressed horror in the idea of digging in consecrated ground and shipping dried-up bones to America, caused" the mutter hastily to be dropped. Of course the Egyptian case is different. Tat wasn't either an English- man or an American, and was probably a regular son of a heathen. But this style of argu- meat is unconvincing; besides which the question is temporarily thelyad. There has been a row. The Egyptian PW.D. has been discourteous. Probably incensed at being done out of an upheaval job!

"Stop Yer Ticklin.”

These automatic figures Are Webb's and minema pair

divine,

February 28-Annual Meeting

COMPANY MEETINGS,

The Old Lady 'has' noticed it. of the Hongkong and Shanghal escapes her eagle eye. She has February 23.Annual meeting There is hardly anything" that times higher than the Monument in London Londoners are not fond Banking Corporation at City Hall, refrained from commenting Mr. MacDonald squeaks:

of their Monument on account of

11.30 p.m.

audibly on, the affair yet, for Misa Here! Push two peonies in its height, but for the dignity of

February 25.-Thirty-seventh Winterbottom's wedding 'still our slot.

the old column and its history. The meeting of the Hongkong and holds her attention, but I can see Eiffel Tower is not dignified and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Cos that every dinner time, she has one. its history is trivial. It was built in Ltd., at Messrs. Jardine's offices, II eye and ear focussed on the corner 1887, taking two years to complete, am

table and the other politely turned to Miss W. Inover did believe her by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, on the Champ de Mars, Paris. It is of the H.R. Rope Manufacturing when she said she was deaf. It is 985 feet high, consists chiefly of Company, at St. George's Bldg, these deaf people, who hear when lattice-work, is of three stories, Chater Road, 11 am,

you don't want them to and refuse March 3-Thirty-fifth meeting | to hear, or mishear when you shout and is served by lifts. It cost £250,000, a sum partly paid up in of the HK. Electric Co., at St. at them. admission fees and partly contri- George's Bldg., Chater Rd., if am. buted by the state. Probably it is

March 4.-Thirty-fifth ordinary the last architectural enormity that annual meeting of shareholders of Western civilisation will suffer to the Green Island Cement Co. Ltd.

at St. George's Bldg., Chater Rd embarrass its capitals.

Inspired by Russian rigours. Enriched you'll stand with cash

and land. Where nothing will be con-

traband

But Labour, Love and Liberty

Those acrobatic figures.” Mr. Baldwin speaks:

"I drop my pennies in your slot.

"Starved, automatic figures, This foreign rot may go to pot,

And all its market-riggers.

I scorn to dazzle your desires.

I beg you, dance no more on

wire's

II a.rd.

OTHER MENTING.

Betty is certainly pretty, dances divinely and pecks at a cigarette when her mother is not looking.. I have not seen her try a cocktail yet, but I suppose that will come in dos Some of our dram-

course. George is not the dashing OBLIGING. atic critics are February 17-Adjourned com-young fellow for her. He is too nothing if not exact. | bined meeting of the China Coast | serious-looking, too reserved, that One 'Informs us anent the repeat Officers" and Marine Engineers' | kind of a chap who would throw performance of the Kowloon Guild of China, at Sallors' Home, himself down on the pavement and A.D.C. that! as was the case pre- West Point, 11 am,

let her walk over him, wipe her viously the scenery by Messrs. G.

feet in his neck, and then offer to ❘ and A. Duncan was all that could February 19.At St. Andrew's carry her handbag. Hongkong having reassem- be desired." It was very obliging Church Hall. Kowloon,. Dr.has not broadened George's outlook bled reminds us of the scenery to stay "put," and | H. Gordon Thompson gives though he has been here five years. of a schoolboy not do any "chameleon" stunts. account of his journey along the I venture to suggest that three

howler very

borders of Tibet. the occasion.

Or listen to the base town crices, I bid you to be fellow souls, Not automatic figures."

Harry Lander's proposed visià to Hangising mox year in the course wf his extended tour has already caused a flutter of excitament which irited in a tribute to the man and is personality. For here is a one-line miner the welcomed friend appropriate

THE TALKING SHOP

to

of prices and peers, whose name Answering a question as to who almost a household one. It may Oliver was he wrote: Cromwell we be far to cook the cause of this took some soldiers into Parliament "Take away this populacity. Harry Lauder has and said ; benght to his art-and it is a great babble."

to

LECTURE.

POETS....

OUR LOCAL

MANI HOW NOBLE! YET HOW BASE!

We note that H.E. BILIBID. The Governor during

his recent visit Manila went to Billbld prison merely as a visitor let us hasten to add. That would be in accord with H.E.'s well-known interest In prisons and we hope prison res form for the American authorities A signal hon at Bilibid have instituted reforms LADY ASTOR our is to be paid and methods which earn the regard Man! how noble yet how base!

Lady Astor, and best wishes of those who The offspring of a tiny atom! All

for thee. Conservative recognise that even in the worst

art, natal gifts of song and elean Out of the mouths of babes and humour that have had an irresisti- sucklings etc.

ble appeal. For his appeal has been

to the hears and if he has not quite Ipangad to unko two blades of Kruss grow whero hitherto only one

has existed, he has been able to

M.P.

be.

create,

months in Shanghai, would polish bim up, make a cosmopolitan of him" and make him take notice even. if he had A raging toothache at both sides.

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Betty sits at the table with George, her brother and a my sterious boarder who is either deaf or Dutch. She has not spurned George, nor refused to accompany him to the church concert, but now and again she arches those lovely ta al prolmbly be small for tuish dull go away and to make member of the House of Commons there is a spark of goodness which The mighty God did toll these eyebrows of hers (which I ar

beginning to suspect, she touches order to be a dlakiple of the his listeners depart, feeling come for the Sutton division of Plymouth only needs kindling. Bilbid nights and days French master you need to be an bow better. There are probably since 1919 A painting is to be attracts the visitor and its workshop That thou of his creation's master up occasionally) and puts ten years on George's shoulders. He strug- optimist. And we aɛh you how tories current of Harry placed in Parliament commemora also where there is on view and for

gles valiantly through his meal Lauder than any other person living, ting the arrival of the first woman sale all the articles made by the many optimists are there in Hong- and these turiously, have had to do member of the House of Commons, temporary staff and excellent When He the Universe did first heart-broken, I presume, when she says she cannot go to the pictures kong! A few certainly. There in with his alleged canniness, or to in the person of Lady Astor. The things they are; besides which Bill Adams who is looking for put more directly--has uness picture will be hung on the wall of there is an excellent band. This And had the heav'as in emeraldbecause two of her brother's

colour drest,

friends are coming to try over a How they ares, whether they have the main staircase, just below the prison visiting opens out new

have piece which they ward to getting his money from any indation in fact we do not place where Queen Elizabeth is prospects and we shall doubtless He them with silv'ry stars and new the Banque, and a few hoary- know, but the stories are most portrayed. With the entrance of one day see a constant stream of Moon did make;

bought at Moutries." One night failed to put in AD It is a wonder to us that Hong-headed members of the Odd of them very painted. The last one an increased number of women visiting tourists making their way And thee from tiny atom shaped Betty

and blest

appearance and when her hrother kong has not yet got its Cousistic Volumes Society to say nothing we heard was from the stage of a members into the House, it has to Mr. Frank's penitentiary at Old

casually mentioned that she had music bull in Sydney at a time become necessary to enlarge the Bailey. Why should this pleasure Society. There are numbers of of those who don't anticipate when Harry w appearing in ato private accommodations for them, he reserved for visiting Justices For His reflected: "I have made things that “every day and in being floored by a motor-car. Of the hall in the same town. This Hitherto the three women M.P.'s, and those whom our local "beaks"

with his fish, testily oóked at his chicken, sniffed at the roast beef every Way

need to be getting Couelatie subjects there will be a particular extinction put the follow-who sat in the House before the send there to ponder over the better and better, and we hope plethora (we hope that is the "What is the difference between small room assigned to Lady Astor

ing conpodruma tokig audiance recent election, have shared the error of their ways?.

bloom and blushes, turned up at And when Betty, full of youthful to demonstrate this as we go right word). The Chairman hav- Herry Lauder and a coconut?" and when she first became a member,

tiffin time the next day, and gave 'a' verbatim report of the party,

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along. The advantage of Couefaming opened the meeting will ask / 40wymi it with "Well you can get but, now that there are eight To-day's Poem

no far as we understand it is that for aubjects on which to try the probably knows of these stories and room and a dressing room. This a drink cart of a coconat!" Harry women, all are to have a sitting it costs nothing, and we begin to cult. Granious us, after that first like the wise man be is, ignore suite will be equipped with mirrors, I sometimes think God made the

(The Centipede.) think that the recent share boom meeting there won't be standing the things that come to all famous will be furnished to suit the To teach us not to go too fast;

them, as being pari and parcel of dressing tables and wardrobes, and worm agen was caused by a gang of unprin-room, at the next and following man. Lauder is getting on in women's tastes. ipled Coucists! Mr. Coue held a meetings. We imagine our Com yours, and observers hote his

And gave th' Orang Outang her

tall. meeting in London the other day.. prudores will seek for an intense tendency on all posible occa- to intariard his songs

.. So for It was timed for 2.80 p.m. in application of "Every way and with, or as wind functions, to offer

as That man might not forget his YES, WE HAVE, America. IS past. certain Lady Noble's flat. At every day. I hope Mr.

the word of advice, and to paint a

concerned, the ---- 30p.m. Cone had not Coued will bimeby pay my count." moral. He is probably entitled to statement in a recent popular The worm to all may prove of use One male member of the audience Certainly the movement will have and, fame not to be domed proved. The United States during But who? ah who? would dare

do so; for, a maner rigs to wealth song has been affectually dis- And, by example, upward lead; got up and said these are his no difficulty in choosing subjects. Harry's war sacrifice is also another 1922 imported 50,000,000 bunches deduce, sxact words "I suppose we may What everybody wants every day matter which entitles him to regard of bananas. This, a tame statistician A moral from the CENTIPEDE? take it that every moment in and in every way, are cheaper and respect and he will find when he tells us, reduced to a per capita every way Mr. Coue is getting rents;

visits Hongkong, that the welcome basis, indicates that every in- тога houses; widor he will get with wie in ancority dividual in the States-man, wo- mearer and nearer?" And so streets, better traffe regulations; with those he bug received else man and child, was responsible tuarvellous les this Conelem bual less speedier cars in the centre of

where.

for two-fifth of a bunch in the year: neas that Coue did get nearer and the town; the P.W.D., to cease

The sale of the Lon- nearer, «(in every way) and from its road upheavala; and Dr.

don Morning Post has Sir Ronald Mac" 20 CONGRATS.leay, H.M. Minis, who knows to tell the world that

prompted someone 1777. the thing is and after Hence long way hence. As an

wowoter, opens the new at one time Charles Lamb, soíqu stating that fact our suggestion of Inducement we offer a year's pub- building of the North China Daily to add to his income, confribing Society for the propagation of Heity free to the Society, provid-will doubtless be showered on pro apiece. The pay was thou hi

News today, and congratulations jokes, to the paper at Lepande) 2798. The ground white Cousism will doubtless be speedily ing we can smulate Mr. Irving and prietors and staff on the occasion be very good, which, 1861 organised. The

will his Education Board, and call it of this house, warming " The suggest that the farer word.

how easy

to take

LAMB

this Universe,

...

With Earth and Sky, and flowers,

rivers, all That is most beautiful, yet none

and

converse

About its loveliness:

created Man Its beauties to extoll.

But Man forgot his nobleness, and

"committed sin;

For some said there was One, and some said.there was None; And Greed, and Envy, Hatred, all with sulpheric claws crept And tears flowed, and blood ta

carnadine;

And Men, rebellious creatures,

na crept out, one by one, a

God still sustains ⠀⠀ Tao Universe that still.is what

always was, and been. pl

And yet, for all their pains,

ZAMIR

gone to a party, George dallied

and drank off the coffee in a gulp.

George seemed to me, watching from a distance, to be on the verge of suicide. He carried his twenty.

ears out of the dining room with the burden of toothless octogenarian,

As I said before, George should have more sense.. A good dose of Epsoms, a twenty-mile walk to Fanling and a game of billiards looks, the more Beity twirls bim will cure him. The glummer he

round her dainty finger. He should atop the business before it begins. to look ridiculous. Love laughs it at iron bars, Bescham's Pills and all that, but George, is going the wrong way about it. Betty wants a masterful man, not one to tie her shoe lace and dangte on a chain like a performing monkey. Treat her rough, Georget A Standard Femedy.

Stie'll cut you with a knife for the Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a first two days, but repeated doses standard family medicine. Prompt, will bring her round. What wo tallable and effective for congha onlde, men hate more than anything else withy, bronchial coughs, goughs resulting

from whooping cough, nervous backing is & fawning, ingratiating, conven tickllary Shroat, troublesome ruight tional idiot and I hope George. coughs and the shromler cougha of aldedly, reads this. I am going away for seoplar Tor alá everywhere:

the week-end,

-R. J. E. Tiddy.

WEATHER” CALENDAR.

FEBRUARY 16.

Mr. Palgrave is in town, and so is a third inmunda- tion of snow---Walpole.

before we went